<p>I am currently at a community college in California. A few months ago I applied to Indiana and was accepted (I would be studying finance there). But now that beastly tuition rate is scaring me, and I was wondering if it would be advisable to just stay in California and go to one of the UCs for economics. My GPA is competitive for UCSD and UCSB, and my counselor says I have a good shot at Berkeley and LA, both for econ. So I was just wondering what other people thought about that idea? Am I being foolish for turning town a school with recruitment like Indiana for a cheaper, but still probably better all around school?</p>
<p>ummm hmm tough one...if you wanna stay out west go to the UC's....but if you wanna come out to the midwest and possibly east coast take Indiana's offer, if its still on the table.... well i dunno about econ at Indiana....or how its recruited but i would personally stay in CA if price is an issue... but either choice would work UCSD, UCLA, Berkley and UCSB are all solid...soo you wont go wrong..good luck</p>
<p>the differences among those undergrad business programs are too insignificant. </p>
<p>for example:
If tuition is an issue, there's nothing wrong with picking Kelley over Wharton. because if you can get in Wharton, you'll definitely be one of the brightest in kelley and will get an offer from GS M&A if you try hard enough.</p>
<p>no, but indiana is ridiculously expensive for out of state students and they aren't too generous with financial aid.</p>
<p>creamsoda, stay in cali. you're better off going to one of the UC's and you could always try for ucla business econ. don't go to indiana. all they gave me was a 2,000 scholarship and they expected me to take out $30,000 in loans. and i had a 3.9 gpa... so yeah, it's not worth it.</p>
<p>Talk to Dcho711 about this, he's a CA resident who got into many UC's (including UCLA) biz-econ programs and faced the same scenario you're facing with costs at IU. He would know the most about your situation.</p>
<p>Im in the same boat as Dcho, Ca resident, got into the UC's for econ, then had to choose, IU finance or UC econ. Ur lucky creamsoda, u already saved a lot of money by attending a JC for atleast a year. Since u already went to a JC, I would definitely go to IU.</p>
<p>how about 3.6 gpa with 11 w's and two F's, 3 yrs workexperience etc etc?</p>
<p>Sometimes the price is worth it, there are lots of things to consider. Going to UCSD or UCSB for me would be what around 15-18k a year with summer living expenses included, food etc. UI is 18k (?) a year plus much cheaper living expenses, i will be working bringing around 10-15k a year plus my mom helps pay between 1-3k. Not to bad. But rather save my money, hard decision</p>
<p>Also, if you can get into Berkley, you're getting the full $7000/year faculty award, and have a shot at the full tuition/r&b/living stripend Kelley Scholars Scholarship</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input. I emailed Indiana and they said that I could defer my admission one semester. So I think I'll stay at my CC and see how my grades/chances improve, and apply to the UCs next semester.</p>